NFL football players are known for occasionally pulling out creative and excessive touchdown celebrations. This past Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill celebrated a score by taking over a CBS TV camera and trying his hand at capturing his team’s joy himself. petapixel.com »

Still don't have the camera of your dreams? Saving up for it is the usual route, but definitely not the only route. You might want to follow the example of photographer and cinematographer Casey Cavanaugh, who took matters to his own hands and built his own Hasselblad X-Pan. thephoblographer.com »

We are a couple of Boudoir photographers who make boudoir photo shoots at home.
Before that, because of our style and perfect conditions in Tahiti, Bora Bora where we lived, we were photographing boudoir in the wild. boredpanda.com »

For the months leading up to our wedding, we had periodic discussions about what we would do for engagement pictures. We talked about locations, photographers, props. I don't think either of us were particularly excited about the concept of being in front of the camera. boredpanda.com »

For the past several years my photography website called Squarespace home. Among online, fully-contained, content management systems, it is hard to go wrong with Squarespace. Offering domain registration and hosting, plus well-crafted templates, Squarespace makes it easy to create a professional looking website. petapixel.com »

If you think you'd like to progress from making your own pinhole cameras to something bigger and more complicated, we've found just the right stuff for you. Photographer Drew Nikonowicz offers to give you a head start to building your own large format camera through The Standard 4x5, currently being funded on Kickstarter. thephoblographer.com »

Sony has been receiving attention and praise in recent years for the quality of its sensors and the fact that it produces sensors for other heavyweight camera companies, including Nikon. But even though some of Nikon’s CMOS sensors may be manufactured in Sony factories, Nikon actually spends a considerable amount of resources designing those high-end […] petapixel.com »

Been wanting to grab a Leica camera with an interesting story or cool fact behind it? You might want to consider getting our latest ebay find: the last Leica M3 ever made. That is, if you're willing to part with an outrageously large sum. thephoblographer.com »

Photographer Markus Hofstaetter often gets asked about how he acquires the plates he uses for wet plate collodion photography. To answer that question, Hofstaetter made this 7-minute video showing how he has them custom cut on a 75-year-old machine. petapixel.com »

When we reported on Adobe’s Profiles-centric update last month to Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic, and Lightroom CC, one of the questions that we kept hearing was how and when end users will be able to create their own creative profiles, just as many have done with presets. thephoblographer.com »

I started this self-portrait project 1.5 years ago and it quickly became a big passion of mine.
I was missing something extra in my landscape shots and I wanted to add a human element to them in order to demonstrate the connection that I feel when I’m out in the nature. boredpanda.com »

It's a known fact that Leica cameras are by no means cheap, but significant price reductions do occasionally pop up even in the realm of super rare versions. Take for example this "bargain" Leica M2 prototype body that is still up for grabs on ebay for US $19,999. thephoblographer.com »

Hasselblad just took a big step in a new direction of camera sales with the launch of its own online store. The store will make it easier for photographers to buy Hasselblad gear straight from the manufacturer. petapixel.com »

Hasselblad has just launched its own in-house ‘Rent a Hasselblad‘ service, allowing photographers to shoot with the brand’s medium-format cameras for much, much less than the thousands it costs to actually own it. petapixel.com »

Ever dreamed of being an astronaut-photographer and flying out in space to take photos that are literally out of this world? Now, you can at least pretend to be one with a fully functional replica of the first ever Hasselblad camera modified by NASA for space flight. thephoblographer.com »

Now, for three years I have been revisiting my old childhood environments to "capture" them into this personal collection. Most environments are from where I grew up, in the countryside in the south of Finland, where my roots still lie. boredpanda.com »

Here’s an unusual idea that you may only be able to pull off if you’re rich, famous, and well-connected: socialite Khloe Kardashian wanted the perfect driver’s license photo, so she decided to bring her own portrait lighting and makeup artist to the DMV. petapixel.com »

I consider myself basically a portraitist. This series is about my second love in photography: still lifes. I adore searching and discovering the beauty that can offer the ordinary objects that surround us in our homes. boredpanda.com »

An important part of developing your own editing style is the way that you color grade your images. Photographer Sean Tucker explains his approach in this 15-minute video, showing how he uses edits his photos while adhering to a consistent color palette. petapixel.com »

Bored of the standard camera strap that came with your camera? In this 37-minute video by Nick Exposed, learn how to upcycle old leather belts into stylish camera straps. You can get a leather belt from a thrift shop, eBay, or old forgotten drawer. petapixel.com »

I was committed to burning my property. I know this sounds a bit crazy but we’re talking about a prescribed burn. My wife researched programs in our area for homeowners to reduce fire hazard. In our area the firefighters are cross-trained for both wildland and structure fires so they are perfectly qualified to do prescribed […] petapixel.com »

There is an extremely talented landscape photographer called Thomas Heaton whose YouTube videos I find very instructive and entertaining. Recently he featured a new product he was sent to try out: the Loupedeck, a physical console that lets you control Lightroom (the main software I use to sort, catalog and edit my photographs). Loupedeck gives […] petapixel.com »

According to a press release from Canon, the company plans to acquire about 14 million of its own shares which will cost between $450-$500 million dollars. The company is doing the stock acquisition with the “aim of improving capital efficiency and ensuring a flexible capital strategy that provides for such future transactions as share exchanges.” Canon Read more... canonrumors.com »

Arguably Snapchat’s most popular feature to date is their augmented reality ‘selfie filters’ that allow you to augment your face with bunny ears, vomit rainbows, and occasionally trample on someone’s copyright. petapixel.com »

I recently needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs… so I built my own. At first I thought there would be a flash with a simple bluetooth interface, and there is. petapixel.com »

You probably know the story by now: Sal Cincotta, owner of the site Behind the Shutter and its associated ShutterFest conference, entered and won his own photography competition. Not surprisingly, many people are upset about this, and have said so on the internet. dpreview.com »

Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras, but Swedish photographer, inventor, and camera maker Mats Wernersson recently did something a little more unusual: he made his own 90mm f/2. petapixel.com »

Photographer Dale Sharpe is a determined guy. It took two rings and two trips to the arctic circle, but he finally got engaged to the one person he loves, capturing the epic moment on camera while the northern lights danced above their heads. petapixel.com »

In January 2017, this sounds like the absolute craziest thing that any photographer could possibly do even despite my own research that shows lots of people use it as a dumping ground: but I'm truthfully returning to Flickr. thephoblographer.com »

I Love to do miniature photography and what I love about my art is that I can create my fantasies into reality.
I am very much into my creative conceptual photography even if it's still life or Miniature photography. boredpanda.com »

Sue Bryce is a titan of the photography education circuit, with thousands upon thousands of photographers flocking to her workshops and events in an attempt to learn from the queen of glamour portraiture. thephoblographer.com »

Professional birth photography has been growing as a niche over the past few years as more and more expectant mothers want their labor and delivery experiences captured on camera. Lauren Chenault decided to go a different route: as a photographer herself, she decided to shoot her own delivery room photos. Note: This post contains photos […] petapixel.com »

As much time as we are all spending in front of Lightroom as photographers, I think it is safe to say that we are all looking for ways to help processing go faster without sacrificing quality. This is one reason why creating your own presets is so helpful, it allows you to quickly and easily get the look and feel you are going for with a series of images with just a few clicks and tweaks. thephoblographer.com »

The idea of standing in front of a camera is terrifying to most photographers, but when it comes to your own engagement and wedding photography, you have no choice, right? Well… maybe not. Toronto-based photographer Navy Nhum recently managed to capture a great engagement session with her sweetheart all by their lonesome. Nhum’s decision was […] petapixel.com »

In 2015, Hugo Cardoso embarked on an interesting experiment: built a 35mm slit-scan film camera. That experiment was a big success, which left Cardoso only one choice going forward… go bigger! So he hunkered down at his work bench and set about creating a medium format version. petapixel.com »

As photographers, whether consciously or not, I think we’re all trying to capture moments in the way that we would like our own moments to be captured. What then are we supposed to do when it’s our turn to be the subject? This question troubled me as my wedding day drew closer. Who does the […] petapixel.com »

Photographer and filmmaker, Majd Khatib, has released an easy-to-follow tutorial that shows you how to make your own DIY theft proof camera strap. After having his own camera stolen, Khatib knew he needed to come up with a solution to prevent theft in the future. thephoblographer.com »

There comes a point where the living for the weekend becomes such an obsession that it’s time to build a life around the driving passion. Life isn’t supposed to be lived in two day chunks followed by 5 days of monotony and anticipation. petapixel.com »

Digital Photo Pro recently sat down with Sekonic rep, photographer, and educator Lorenzo Gasperini to discuss why light meters are still essential tools. Gasperini stresses the importance of using a meter and how it accurately informs him of what his exposure reading will reveal about what he’s getting in the highlights and shadows of his photograph. thephoblographer.com »

There is not enough grey matter in all the skulls in all of the world to deduce why this Florida felon decided his wanted posted would make a good profile picture. On August 29th, Stuart Police Department in Martin County, Florida responded to a battery complaint where they found suspect Mack Yearwood, 41, had fled […] petapixel.com »

Ever since embarking on a cross-country move last August I’ve been meaning to display some of my cameras and, at last, spurred by a recent PetaPixel post, I finally did. While I was inspired by the HANGIE cameras mounts, their $21 to $25 per-mount price tag and my tight budget required a cheaper, DIY alternative. […] petapixel.com »

Unless you have the dough to get a lab scanner, it is a painful process to scan your own film. Luckily one day all the photo labs dumped their Pakon F-135 to the market, and I remember you could get one for ~$250 a pop. It was the best thing happened to those who want […] petapixel.com »